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PREREGISTER FOR UPCOMING
ADVANCED BEGINNERS' SABER CLASS
4 WEEK SESSION
STARTS SEPTEMBER 4TH
(AGES 10+) *. PREREGISTER FOR UPCOMING
ADVANCED BEGINNERS' EPEE CLASS
4 WEEK SESSION
STARTS NOVEMBER 4TH
(AGES 12+)
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All classes are located at our facility at:
Northwest Indiana Fencing Club
9615 Keilman St
St John, IN 46373
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(Previous SABER Experience Required - High School, NIFC Beginners' Class, etc)
NIFC advanced beginners' classes continue to hone the skills learnt in the beginners' class, with a repetitive drills based format.
The class will run for 4 Thursdays from 6:30pm-8:30pm and will be taught by club president Bob Skurka.
Students should wear jeans or sweatpants, a short-sleeved shirt, any kind of cross trainer athletic shoes, and bring something to drink.
The 2025 cost of the class is $80 (Family discounts will be available).
Suitable for ages 10 and above.
All necessary equipment will be provided.
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(Previous FENCING Experience Required - High School, NIFC Beginners' Class, etc. Experience DOES NOT have to be in EPEE.)
NIFC advanced beginners' classes continue to hone the skills learnt in the beginners' class, with a repetitive drills based format. This class can also be used to develop EPEE as a second weapon, building on previous fencing experience from SABER or FOIL.
The class will run for 4 Tuesdays from 6:30pm-8:30pm and will be taught by club coach Aaron Cook.
Students should wear jeans or sweatpants, a short-sleeved shirt, any kind of cross trainer athletic shoes, and bring something to drink.
The 2025 cost of the class is $80 (Family discounts will be available).
Suitable for ages 12 and above.
All necessary equipment will be provided.
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In order to fence in our advanced beginners' classes, class participants must have valid USA fencing membership for the entire length of the class. This may be a trial membership if enough validity remains, or fencers must purchase an annual membership directly with USA fencing (minimum level access membership).
For more information on this, please go to our USA Fencing information page.
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For further questions regarding our beginners' classes, feel free to contact us.
Please keep in mind that due to the size of our facility, space is limited, and early pre-registration is the only way to guarantee a place in the class.
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PARENTAL: We are NOT teaching 'theatrical' fencing. These classes teach the basics of an Olympic style athletic sport. We use real weapons in these classes. Students should have normal physical strength, physical coordination and mental focus. For the SAFETY of both the volunteer coaches and the students, we expect student to be able to pay attention and follow the instructions of the coaches.
Saber classes are "all age" classes with students typically aged from 10 to 60 years old, taught by volunteer coaches.
Epee classes are "all age" classes with students typically aged from 12 to 60 years old, taught by volunteer coaches.
Foil classes are "all age" classes with students typically aged from 14 to 60 years old, taught by volunteer coaches.
Youth Epee is taught to students ages 6 - 14 by professional Master Coach Marek Stepien, using either plastic or scaled down Olympic style weapons.